Remington Accutip sabots

maddogg · 11-04-2009, 07:58 PM

I'm switching from Rem. copper solids to Rem. accutips this deer hunting season.Was wondering if anyone has any info. on the accutips.

TeeRex · 11-05-2009, 06:36 PM

I love them off a bench at 100 yards at of my 870 3 shots will group just a little over 3". For my purposes in a deer gun that is more than accurate. Upon impact they expand as advertised. I do not think they are a reinvention of the sabot slug, but I have been happy with them and this will be my 2nd season using them. The 3" 12 gauge version will pack quite a punch of your shoulder, and does make me want a scope with more eye relief.

deerhuntertyler · 11-06-2009, 08:32 PM

I believe you are talking about the newer Remington slugs that have the green plastic tips on the slug. If those are the slugs then I was not to happy with them, the accuracy was decent, nothing special, but it made my gun extremely hard to clean well. I think this is because the green plastic tip was burning in the barrel and depositing in the rifling. But I have no way to tell for sure. Personally i use Hornady slugs. I tried a bunch of the different slugs and i mean a bunch and these are what worked best for me.

forestgleaner · 11-14-2009, 11:15 PM

I don't think it could be the tip that is burning in the barrel, but probably the plastic caseing that hold the slug. I have been thinking on setting up a 20ga for my step son. Anyone have any experiance with the lighter gauge?

TeeRex · 11-15-2009, 08:25 AM

Last year the 12 gauge ones were brand new, and the 20 gauge version is new this year. I know a lot of guys who prefer shooting a 20 gauge gun with many of the newer high performance sabot slugs.

I am happy with the 12 but I am not recoil shy. The 3" 12 gauge slugs packs a punch on both ends.

11-04-2009, 07:58 PM	#1
maddogg Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Eastern Wisconsin Posts: 25	Remington Accutip sabots I'm switching from Rem. copper solids to Rem. accutips this deer hunting season.Was wondering if anyone has any info. on the accutips.

11-06-2009, 08:32 PM	#3
deerhuntertyler Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Medford MN Posts: 412	I believe you are talking about the newer Remington slugs that have the green plastic tips on the slug. If those are the slugs then I was not to happy with them, the accuracy was decent, nothing special, but it made my gun extremely hard to clean well. I think this is because the green plastic tip was burning in the barrel and depositing in the rifling. But I have no way to tell for sure. Personally i use Hornady slugs. I tried a bunch of the different slugs and i mean a bunch and these are what worked best for me. __________________ I'm a farm boy who definitely isn't afraid of hard work! If its worth doing, its worth doing right!

11-05-2009, 06:36 PM	#2
TeeRex Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central, OH Posts: 339 Images: 1	I love them off a bench at 100 yards at of my 870 3 shots will group just a little over 3". For my purposes in a deer gun that is more than accurate. Upon impact they expand as advertised. I do not think they are a reinvention of the sabot slug, but I have been happy with them and this will be my 2nd season using them. The 3" 12 gauge version will pack quite a punch of your shoulder, and does make me want a scope with more eye relief.

11-14-2009, 11:15 PM	#4
forestgleaner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 271	I don't think it could be the tip that is burning in the barrel, but probably the plastic caseing that hold the slug. I have been thinking on setting up a 20ga for my step son. Anyone have any experiance with the lighter gauge?

11-15-2009, 08:25 AM	#5
TeeRex Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central, OH Posts: 339 Images: 1	Last year the 12 gauge ones were brand new, and the 20 gauge version is new this year. I know a lot of guys who prefer shooting a 20 gauge gun with many of the newer high performance sabot slugs. I am happy with the 12 but I am not recoil shy. The 3" 12 gauge slugs packs a punch on both ends.